The Sun. — London, England, 1809-07-06 00:00:00

i declared that Majoi Donn was pre sent.when VAItIILE became baund , for her.— If then Major Donn could have given any op 'i)osite test;iTioily, Mr. Serjeant BEST IS too ta daeinus adiocate to • hive lost the. advan tagenf it. 13esides theATTORNEV•GiNERAL dared he Defends is Cotinsel to bring forward Major Donn; Who was in Court during the trial. The ac 'cusation Tot perjury against Mr. D. WRIGHT is a very serious : charge; and it is not probable that he will sit quietly.dOwn with it. .Mr. WARDLE does not in' his letter deny the negotiatiOO, through . Mr. liLINGWORTH ? , "of, the. bill to prevent his own name from appearing, and can only resort to the grois flat Charge of perjury. We Shall sayy - nothing 'about the bOaiteti parity of Mr. WARDLE'S con-, nexion with Mrs..CLAAE, bait leave the Public to judge for themielves. We are satisfied that the masque has been polled oirfrOth a inan who has done great ibischief iothe Country, by degrading Parliament, interrupting the business of the Nation, aching party Spirit, wounding the feeling's of a venerable and beloVed M'onar'ch, and, to a - certain extent, la . .' seeing the reverence chie to the Royal Family; and . all frinn motives which he should blush to 'own. It is impossible tot to look with contempt on thOie husy, Meddling men who have brought dis. - - graCe upon-Boroughs-and Carporations; by inducing them_ to vote thanks to a man who has_ been lifted tit6a height Of popularity to Which be had pretentions, and who is now sunk so low in general 'estiniatiorr, that, there is hardly a person m iht.kingdom, who would be glad to enCet with him into a barter of .cliaraaers. 4 1esteiitar, abotit tweiVC o'clock, his MAJESTY at . fit'ed• at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, where he !Qv As received by the Dukes of Yoxx, KENT-, CUM and CAMBRIDGE. Soon after two o'clock his MAIES'lit held - a Private LeVee, which was ar . tended.by The Lord . Chancellor, the LOrdPI - esident of the Council, ft.:. Lord Privy Scat, the Master-Ueneral of the Ordnance, the First Lord of the AdMitalty, the President - of the Board of Trade, the Secretaries of Stare for the Hoitie and Foreign DOartmerits_,.the Chancellor of the Exchequci, the Presi dent of the liaard of Cuntroul, the Secretary at NVar, the 'fudge Advocote, the Duke of Montrose, Lord Heatlifild (Gold Stick), Earl Paulett (in Waiting), and Mr. Jackson. The. following 'bad 'the lionour of being ptesented to his MAJESTY : • . . Lord , Harrowby, upon lib being created an Earl, and be ing appO4Med President of the BOard of Uontroul. Mr. I acksori-hi's Majesty's EnliOy Extraordinavy and Minis— ter Plenivotentiary to the United States of America, tubk: .leive of his . Majesty previovs to his leaving .England. His MAJ,ESTY gave audiences to the LOf5D Cut., - 6ELLOR, tdrls CA I%;DEN,.WTMOEtLAND, CIfATN AM, and IiAT:HURST j Lord MUL6IIA.VE; Sit DAVID DUN= 13.40) and Messrs-. PERtEVA.L, CAN SING, and svho laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. , At six o'clock his MAi ESTir set Off _Oil his return to Windsor. 'Yesterday We CI-Cit/C'ELthR 'of the Ei6nEclOn gave a. grand Cabinet dinner ;.tt his.hpnie in ho,wnirg .sfreet, t 0 the LORD CHACELLOR, Earls CAMIDEN, CHATHAM, LIVERPOOL, WESTMORLAND; and BA.• THURST ; Lords' CKSTLEREAGIIj • and Ithitottavz, and Mr. Secretary CANNING. . . . . the trand npedition tio1:1,.• oeparit is ' very *wally as. large as that Which was - . sent :against Co:- penhagen. hi the • Liing out it it divided into ibe First and Second Expedition, but these divisions are probably only nominal 3 and although they may . lave separate objeaS In Otw at the cornier cement, .it-;ii almost certain that they are destined to join, and ultimately co-operate in one p,reat enterprise. following is a precise accodnt - of the Ordnance • FIRST 4XPEbITION. , • Weight. No. i r 2 4 ib. s . 25 on travelling 'carriages. Guns 25 on standing ditto. -12 lb. 6 on travelling carliagm Iron 1 13-inch 2 Nlcirtars I lron beds I° 8 1 , 4 8 VCarronacies (iSlb. 6 un trail carriages. ( Mortars si-inch to .Brass' Howitzer '''/:• 3 1• The *hole of these guns will go in 14 ships - , the last of which sailed froth Woolwich on Monday for the Note. SECOND EXPEDITION. , Weight No. (`Guns 241 b. ti on travelling carieges. I 3.inch z Mortars Iro n .{ Iron beds ';‘ • Carronades 6Slb 9 Mortars : 5 . ? -inch $ • - 13rass howitzer io 4 garrison carriages. b travelling ditto. The whole of ,these guns will go in six ships, which are expected to sail this week to join the first Expedition at the Nore. • These, with the bombs, shells, .and rockets, 'are estimated as sufficient for a bombardment of fori days and nights. They embrace an immense pro portion of stores for engineers and artillery, besides a very heavy battering train: Within the last month, from 30 t 640 Large ships have beerfloaded at Deptford, Wiih shot, shells, 'mortars, pontoons, and stores-of every kind. The provisions embarked: are in the same pro Portion, and more than Adequate to a force of 40,000 .men.-- - Canvas, of 'an excellent quality, is now made in such large quantities at. Calcutta, from the corunion sun-plant, as to have nearly superseded English can vas throughout India. Should the raw material ever , become scarce in•this country, the freight of .canvas from - India to Europe wonld•be trifling, when coin , pared to the freight of the raw article. On Sunday last a shocking accident took place— Mr. Green, of Guildford,streer, near the Foundling: . Hospital, going to his country residence at Layton-, stone,,in a gig, the horse, taking fright 011 the rocl, became . quite unmanageable, when Mr. Green;, in jumping from the • vehicle, pitched with his head . upon a stone, by which his ,scull was fractured in so shocking a manner as to cause hid immediate ‘PI:7 *. M . 01711.1, 31:7iN 4. -..Ariied the Goldfinch `sloop of ulir,"Captain SKIN/481i, from Corunna and Ferrol. She brings intelligence that the army under the t on - Inland* of -Marshal . had marched from Coruntia,.for the purpose of attacking a colleaion of Spanish forces in that neighbourhood, amounting `tO ten thdhsAnd Men, three thciusand of Which were. peasantry ; The latter 'retreated across a hrldge, and part of .theTtench, army, consisting of , four thou send men, , followed,' - when the Spaniards blew up the 'bridge, am/. several ,hun:lrds of the French' troops fell vi&ims to the explosion.; the en'emy . then retreated towards Lugo, leaving behind them the greater par't of their artillery, 'baggage; and am munition; together with three thOtisand infantry and seven' htiiidred cavalry in killed, wounded, and .priSoners. Previous to the French army evacuating Corunna, they spiked, all the gUns in and about that place, -mid sunk a large French ship that lay in the harbour,, laden with six hundred barrels of gun , . powder.: Na a force consisted 'of - seven thousand men when he left Corunna, and the most sanguine hopes were entertained that the Marquis de la Ro- MANA'S army would intercept' the flying enemy."--» The' French left only three hundred troops to gar rison Verr&-, who, hearing of the diScomfiture of t heir army, evacuated that place aLso, and it .was again left in possession of ,the Spaniards. Ten sail of Spanish men of war were 'left in. the harbour a Ferrol. ' His 'Alkjesty's ships Ddiance, lideatisitate, and several other ships, were cruizing utf than port, and *hen' tk.t • Golifincli left it, they were preparing to go in, the crews of which ships were to he sent on shore, in order to destroy the fortifications in and 'about Ferrol,\ the better to prevent their beiug an noyed, should they again return. • Arrived the English brig Tiger, I)lcicitqsoN , from . Gijon; - laien with wool, bound to England. ,Was captUred 'by a French privateer ) and carried it to the loriner place, and afterwards cut out from thence, while it was in the posseAionol the French, by the boats' of the Attack gun-brig, which ship arrived here this4.norning. Sailed Elie Peacock sloop of war, on a cruize to the We sAv d. Arrived his Majeity's brig Mariner, Lieutenant GRIFV+THS•, from a autze ; the Cadmus, of 14 guns, Captain WYNTER) from the Coast of Spain ; and hi, Majesty's schooner. IL hitini; from the Westward.• The Attack Gun-brig, Lieutenant SWAINE, which arrived here thir'morning; from the coast of Spain; brought over two Captains of the French Navj• Paiti'SllOUTH, JULY 5.•-•-•.. Arrived his Majesty's ships Games from Lisbon-, Lavinia from the west:- ward, Tijriun fr 6 off Cbeiburgh, Pear' lei. from Chatham, find Bloooin sloop. of war from Lisbon; with a fleet bf transports under convoy, (sailed the 9th ult.) 1 F i vLmou - rn, JULY 3.- 7 -Artived the - Princess Mita taii Packet, in (.21. dayS ; and NeulttrOtigh Packet; in 1 2 days, both from Lisbon. • • _:_.^. 15Eit, JULY troops of the Twelfth t t ght Dragobils marched hence yesterday morning for 'Ramsgate, to embark. This morning that very fine body of men, the Fotifth Regiment of the Tine, nearly 2000 strong, .marched in here to be ready for . embarkation. We understand the embarkation foi . thek ,Ports•will take place at Dover and Ramsgate. Four line of battle ships came in this morning; from oft' Eushihg, to victual. .tuLy 5.-4 ailed the Zen otia . and Raleigh for the Downs. Arrived his Majesty's chips Dryad and &tiara,. .ProteCiioind Dqiender Gun'-brigs; With men for the ptirpose of manning all the..Pun-boatsfitted.at this port for the intended Expedition. his Majesty's sloop Serpent. COWLS ; .TI:LY large fleet of transports:are just appearing froin the westward, said to be from Lisbon, out.. 17 day§; , many, of Ahem appear to be laden, 'and it is said, are going toSpitheacl. • An Aineric - an brig is — dtio arfived - here from • . • ." DISTRIBUTION O.F PRIZ.B.MONEY. • I To the Ctitter Entrcpenante, .for the -re-captirre of the Cora . Schooner, at No. 1, F rahkfc•rt. 1 y mouth. To jus I‘l,ijesty's Ships Circe and L'Epervier, / for the captthe of V.v....Ship Charies„ on the Istii hist: at No. r, Fiat. street, DoCtors"-Commons, and every: Monday andTriday after at the sahib . play., To the Sto...)P' L'Epervie'r, for the detention of the Ship :Sally, On the 7th'inq. at No. t, ktish, street, DoCters'.Com mons, and every Monday and Vritlay atter, at the same place. Tallie Sloop Plover, for the recapture of -the Union, at Greenway's Office, Plymouth Dock. To the Agincourt, for the capture of the Zeldecirast Uin company with his Majesty's Ship I.: Amiable), the Agin_ court's proportion on her arrival in pa, at NO. IS,: Ele ment's-Inn, every Tuesday and Fri.la)/ for three atontha. To the Dictator and Agincourt, for. the capture of the Jonge Bartels, on their arrival in port, and every Tuesday and Friday after at No. iS,.Clernent'S.:lnti. To the Sloop Egeria, tbr the Capture of the Dattish V ri. vateer/sixsvis, on board the Egcria, on her arrival. in port, ..and every Tuesdatalld Friday tot three tshotalis, at No, IS, Clement's-14u. • ; . LIStON, JUNE :o.—Letters from Badajoi, of the i 6th inst. referring Ito aceTiiits. received .from the 11end;quarier4,. atle ) 4 . ,.4nte del tfoestre, tinder dare of c the t loth, give the follow, Letters from Seville,pf the I !11 inst. and from Carolina, of the' s t written.*,a person of great - "restie6labiliti,. state, that the Kitt JO S EPH, left Madrid for La Granga, taking with all the artillery, ammunition, &c. toeviller , with the sick ana cotio.legcent, several waggon':: "ivith laPeBtry and the plate of Don Bti:LAR es: . An Express who arrived this afternoon from MontijO "(in Arragon) has brought letters for Gene ral VIiNTEGAS, which state that Gen. BLAt(g has en tered Saragossa. Although this pleasing news is not yet 'confirmed by any official accolint, yet it is highly probable, considering the re'speetable quarter from which it has been received. The Seville Vaiz;eite of the 10Th June, contains the particulars,of the vi6tory gained by Gen. BLAKE, in Atcaniz ; the French lost 200. men. The said 'General has been appointed Provisional Captain-General. of Arragon, Valencia, Catalonia, and Murcia, and General in 'Chier_of the Combined •Artny of the 'proviticeg.• . : On the 12th inst. JOSEPit issued a de'ct'ed against the numerous - dcserteri of the FrenCh'army, according to which the severest pu nishment is to be intik - led On oil those who do not rejoin their res.reelive corps ; but; c at the same time, general pardon is offered to all thpse Who return within a niontl) intehigenee less been - teceived - that Alcantara iS again occupied by four battalion's of 'Portuguese troops - , 'under the orders of his Ekcellency Marshal tEttesFotsb, and that Vic:rot has abandoned all his positions, and is retreating tivith the utmost pre cipitation. Letters from Cindad- Rodrigo, in Spain, advise - that a large number of young Men have spon taneously assembled ,in that place and its en,vl - to march against the , enemy , . ,The General has demanded of the 'Central JUnta . 10,000 musketo, ..to arm. these valiant patriots, who very properly' prefei encountering death, in defence-of their collo- . 'try, to :the Areadfui , ia're Of being tot-n froth their , families and homes, and compelled to aerie in the enemy's armies.. • The Niar'qnis'DE ItokANA is still at Orense, or ganising troops, and combining operatiohF, to attack the enemy ; he .has already , detached _several batta lions' against Laduna, while he intends to march himself against Mehie. St. Payo was occupied by a strong column of 14,000 men. The French rpst there 2,000 men ) and retreated, leaving large (Juan- Cities of amniunitidu behind.—U,istoh Diary 'of Yune In Madrid and its environs rtre about 6,000 men, and 40 pieces of artillery; tWenty of which are mounted in,china, and the rest in the small forts Which have been 'constructed in Retire. . AcCording to, Letter; from . Badajoz, of the 6th inst. the French are retreating from the left bank of the Guadiana, in the direction of Montanches. Ltsaow, ..itrNE 9.-011 the 4th, sth, and 6th Inst. our city was illuminated its honour of,his Britannic Majesty's birth-dav: His Excellency the Hon. John Charles Villiers, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, who, has so, strenuously _exerted himself for .the restoration and preservation of this . Monarchy, and is most deservedly respected_ by the 'Portuguese Notion,.. was received with i c -ery general acclaMationt, at the national Theatre in Condes-street, when he made his appearance, to be present at the recitation of an etilogtum of his Britannic Majesty, which was delivered on the.4th inst. at that Theatre, and followed by " God save... lii the King," . sun(T ~ by the whole-audience, standing and uncovered.short, , it is impossible by any Nation to ex-Fess more strongly' the lively sense of gratitude and friendship irrevocably entertained for the Britishpeople ; but most certainly there is also no Nation which ..can 'pOssibly possess so strong a claim. on our gatitude anif•frietidship as , the English have acquired by the generous eficorts 'with which they have assisted and sappotted our national independence.—(Lisbon Gazette/Junk'. grh.) BADAJOZ, JUNE -2.—A few days. tr , adi. several ' Austrian ships arrived in Cadiz, having t4O gun, • smiths on board, who are to be employed is Gar, ma nufa6turies of arras:---(Badctinz. aary.).. • . The fleet at Ferrol, we unde - iatand, cOnsistecl of seven sail : of t'heli . ty; -several frigates, and e. great number of light vessels, amounting to tis sail; all of which fell into the hands of the Spaniards. • The private letters from Holland of the 4d inst. H of the former accounts relative to the.discoutents ofthe people of that country, and of Flanders ; and the Dutch papers state, that the corps of ;tlie. Aus trian General JELL Ackf C. 1;1 was cut off by the French' after the battle of Raab; but the si^Oth Bulletin hap pily enable us to give a ii*M contraditiion to . this statement, from BUONAFAIZTZ'S own pen. • Three.vos , sels arrived at Dover on Tueaday from the Masters of which 'state, bat at their departure a .report prevailed of the Frenli army hav itag been defeated on di* Danube, but no particu latt were mentioned. The Duke of PORTLAND Was prevented (soca at tending his MAJESTY through illdispwio9a. His Grace has been confined to his room (luring the last four days. Dr. REYNOLDS * and Mr. Hom,e, the sur seuii, attend his Grace. . , • ~The following distressing accident, about a mile from hence, on the London Aoad, deterred last night , Mr. M'Clary, of bond -street - , Avho had loft his reside.ndefOr this place in the eitirning; panied by-another Gentleman, his friend ; in a' tan deth,.hacfreached Proton .Hedges ) , when the whe c i. hdrse unexpeaedly fell. . The shock was so forcible and sudden, that, Mr. M'Clary was dashed. with great violence ftoin his seat to the earth, and, dread fel to relate, had both hisiegs,broken4 friend, who escaped with but little injury, and 1101)(t worth mentioning, with other assistance, at length raised. Mr. C. into the 'vehicle, and . soon conveyed him. to the'New Inn and Hotel, in North-street, when the best cnirergical assistance was clresently procured.---,. Messrs. Hall kid Bond, and Mr. Ball, now attend and lam grieved to state, that they are opine- , bensive anifietation of one of the fractured limbs west ultithately take 'place. . . . . TRADE TO HELiGoLAND.—EX!raet of a Letter from WILLIAM FAWKENER, 155. to .BinCtiAautz PRICE ) Bart. Chairinan of the Sociefy of Merchants,' trading to the Continent', dated . .... , Office of Committee of Privy COtincll for Trade, Whitehall, soth lune, tSug. Silt—The totd s, oft he Committed of conned for Trade, having been informed that some interruption has been occasioned to the export of goods from this kingdom -to Heligoland, by a misconception pre..- vailing,. that under a late order of his. Majesty's Council, neutral vessels cannot be pertnitted to tin, load cargoes from the tinited.Kingclorn at that place; are desirous of having it generally understood, that it was not intended to prevent 'sub!) export.ttions un der licences, which their t.orckhips had hOped‘ wet° sufficiently clear, from the plain and decided terms of his Majesty's Order in Council. And I am to request, that you will make' this communi, : a. ion as genei•ally known as pos3ible to the tnerchants,trad ing to the . CoNtineat. I have the honour to bei &C. (Signed) Wm. FAWKENER. THE TEEATEE.—The new O?era of Vp all Nig 4 was tollowed.last night at the Lycetini, by the re vival of the whimsical Buhetta, once in high repute, entitled Pi or Mikan. Mr. PCsISON, of provincial ifote, Played the part of Vulcan. He is a i'ery clifforent singer, and we cannot say much in Oebirt - of his acting. He is much such a looking mil as PENLEY, but nut so't *se. He may be - a cbrretct 'actor, but he certainly wants-humour. A sister •of "Miss Boul•ON - performed the part of Veniz s. She•is a pleasing ,girl; and sings prettily, but with .too `mtaclr'tiourish: Pn-iLLIPS and -she introduced the i'duet of Oh thou wort born to please rue,"- but it . 1 1 -is'sOsfale , that it had little effeet, mid the-Singing was•not calculated to re4'e•io popularity. • • CAPTAIN n i.,AICLAY.--..T111S extraordinary pedes trian was pursuing his labour at SiN oicl64ye,stercly morning, and with sanguine hopes of sootess. .1-to 'd(:)es nor as yet feel any inconvenience frOiti the want of rest, and he was in better circler yesterday than he fiad been•for a week before. He is bathed several titnes in the day, and he has a bandage round his light leg. The stiffness and spasms wete also Fetter , yesterday, and Consequently the odds were up in London. The Captain has to go until Wednesday neat at four o'clockin - the 'afternoon ; and if he hc ceeds, it will surpass any thing on record. The tvet weather is more favourable than hOt weather mould ''be, •althorigh the pedestrian will not take an urn - 'brellar The match with-the younger I:Li aCtihY, to do. a hundred chiles in 24 hours, is off by consent, Mr. 13AttoLAY 'being unwell. A, Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday at the Bunch of Grapes public-houge, betWeeri Chobhatn and Ascot-Heath, on the body of Mrs. E. fi. Hadsdni, 91; Nottingham-street; whO met her deathlav being overturned in a carriage on Friday last. The .ceased, a lady offcgtuue, was on a visit in the neigh bourhood of Staines, and on Friday morning, whilst .ridincr in a chariot near the public-house, one of the horses became restive and unmanageable id con-. sequence of the report of a gun. The carriage struck against some railing which`gave way, and was pre cipitated into a kind of ditch, ten feet from the level, of the road. .The consequence was that the de ceased SOTered so much in her head by a dreadful, contusion, that she died on Monaay. Another dreadful accident' has lately happened on DuddOn Sands, near,thverton, by a Gentleman los ing his . life, in attempting to cross the sands IVheta the sea was out; The body_was found on the sands . dn . Saturday Selnnight.• FroM a paper found iti his watch-case, he is supposed to be Captain Fisher, lately' froM Dublin, where his watch had beebre paired: • Married, at Hartshorn, •in Derbyshire, JOHN 13RIOHT, M.D. .Fellow of Wadhani College, Ox ford, to ELIZABETH, only child of the hue ED WARD MYNOR4, Esq.. of Eccleshall, in the County Staffdrd. • Yesterday morning Michael Newland, a deserter, who had been apprehended add confined the pre- Cedincr evening, attempted to escape trorn the. Fou l-cry Coriiptee.- Tle expressed a wish that the keeper ‘.voold allow hirii - to \ previous to his examination, andlook this opportunity to knock hid; do 'ii and run: into the street: ; he was pdritted and take/1110)re the sitting Aldereitan Gdlidhall, who sent him to the Savoy. ' 'TO A. CERT 'TAILOR Ot FASHION AND CELEBRITY, SlR—Though you have very good reasons for keeping yourself both inyisihle and intanßible to cettao persons, yet the dift.rent articles that ap pear every ' day in the paperi, respeaing Mr. Harris's engagement with Madame Catalani, can be easily traced tO their source, so as_, to prove too ; plainly the quarter' from teach they proceed. I can readily. believe that the . eptlgement entered into by the .00ent-Garden MA - over, must prove highly offensive to you; but I beg leave to assure you, that. it is quite agreeable to erne and my fa mily, (however earnestly you in deSire to . make. the public believe to the. contrary j, as — We shall then have an Opport,OnitY .of hearing t4at cele brated Lady, for a frrrichillings, A our National Theatre, -without . .being exposed to the foppery and e xtravagant expense of fashionable dreams 'and pars p_hernalia, as well as to. the loss of our at your Theatre: 1 ain, Sir, your .110.1b:o ier vac: t, I •